Lantern-guard.



F. DIETZ. LANTERN GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 1911.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

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FREDERIQK DIET Z, 0]? NEW YORK, N. Y.

LANTERN- GUARD,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2st, 1W1 2.

Applioetlon filed December 28, 19 11. Serial ho. 667,588.

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Be .itknown that I, Fnnonsion Drum, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful. [improvement in Lantern-(luurds; of which the following is a specificatioo This invention has for its object to provide the wire guards of tubular lanterns with one or more lenses, usually of circularform and called bulls eyes, in a. simple, inexpensive and satisfactory manner.

The invention has reference more particularly to that class of guards which .are so cured to a base plate, usually perforated, upon which the globe rests and which. guards comprise wires which rise from the plate and grasp the lower partof the globe, thereby holding the globe removably on the plate. This invention utilizes these guard wires 'as holding devices for the lenses, of which two are preferably used, one on the front and one on the rear side of the lantern, which lenses can be of different color, for instance, the front lens White and the rear lens re In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of a tubular lan tern provided with this improved guard. Fig. 2 is a detached side elevation of the Like reference characters refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the frame of atubular lantern of any suitable construction.

B represents the base plate which supports the globe C and which is connected with the frame by a litter shaft '6 of well known construction, or by any other suitable means which prevents rotary movel'nent ot' the plate in the frame.

D I) represent two guard sections which are secured to the base plate and rise therefrom on the front and rear sides of the lantern. Each of these sections has approximately the form of an upright loop which I launches {Z to the base plate and grasps the globe with its transverse top portion Bo tween the top portion and the base plate the upright branches of the loop. are provided with curved clamping portions f which bear against the lens {I on opposite sides thereof and hold the lens securely in position at the 5.5 proper height above the plate to he in line with the flame. The lens is provided with a margmal groove into which the clamping portions of the guard wire enter. The guard wires are sulliclently elastic or yielding to to permit the lens to be sprung between them and to he removed, if desired. The globe is removahly held on the plate by the two guurd sections bearing with their upper porlions against the front and the rear sides of the globe. The pressure exerted by the globe upon the upper ortion of each guard section or member tent to throw the upper portion of the guard member outward and to press the knees or angular portions 9 of the side branches of each member toward each other and against the lens, thereby causing the guard member to grip the lens tightly and preventing the lens from be coming loose in inserting and remoying their? globe.

When two lenses are used on the guard the lenses can be of different color or charactor, for instance, the front lens white and the rear lcns red, which combination of lenses is particularly suitable in lanterns used on vehicles. The lenses can be readily removed from the guard and be replaced by different lenses, if desired.

I claim as my invention: I

1QA lantern guard comprising a globe plate, a wire mcu'ibcr having side branches rising. from said plate and a.top portion connecting said branches, said member bear ing against the globe with its upper portion and having its side branches provided with clamping portions which clamp a lens h tween them, substantially as set forth.

2. A lantern guard comprising a {globe plate, looped wire members arranged on dian'ietrioullyopposite sides of said plutc and adapted to grasp the globe lmtwcen there, and a lens clanl md between the side branches of said looped member, substantiellv us setforth.

3. A lantern guard comprising a globe plate, a looped wire member ()Xttltillllg up wardly from said plate and adapted to bea against the globe with its upper portion, and a lens clamped between the upright bronchus of said looped member, substantially as set forth. 1

4. The combination with a globe plate and .tially as set forth.

a lens, of a Wireguard comprising side branches Which rise from said plate and ere provided with opposing curved clanlp'ing port-ions which bearagainst opposite sides of the lens, and a connecting top portion which is adapted to grasp the globe, substan- Witness my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. v

FREDERICK DIETZ. v

Vvitnesses: 4

FRED H. TWOMBLY, HOWARD L. FLETCHER, 

